Clearing Up Old Works

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JanG

Posts : 678Join date : 2012-07-20 Location : NC - USA

Subject: Clearing Up Old Works Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:48 pm

I've been trying to work primarily on paintings I've put away unfinished but most of them are in my favorite (Not111) medium of acrylics! I probably should just paint over them in oil but I hate to let things get the best of me.

Following is the largest painting I've done to date in any medium. It's 18 x 24 and I was experimenting with texture medium. Love that stuff but will use it under oils in the future!

Painting to follow in next post

JanG

Posts : 678Join date : 2012-07-20 Location : NC - USA

Subject: Re: Clearing Up Old Works Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:51 pm

These are Allium flowers and I was inspired by the light as well as the texture.

Crystal1

Posts : 639Join date : 2010-02-05 Location : Ft Worth, TX

Subject: Re: Clearing Up Old Works Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:12 pm

Funny how a large canvas is so intimidating, but I think that the large size helps paintings look better. Love your Alliums.

JanG

Posts : 678Join date : 2012-07-20 Location : NC - USA

Subject: Re: Clearing Up Old Works Fri Apr 24, 2015 11:41 am

Thanks for looking and commenting, Crystal

Before we built our house, I had a very small area to paint in & just learned to paint small. I do think it's easier to paint larger though, and like you said, larger paintings tend to look better. Hopefully I'll do more but just not in acrylic!!!

ftariqtxModerator

Posts : 1034Join date : 2011-12-24 Location : Dallas, Texas

Subject: Re: Clearing Up Old Works Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:33 pm

Lovely Jan, I love how you have created the texture with the paint. Awesome! -Faisal

The texture is actually an acrylic medium which sets up white and is almost impossible to remove once applied. You can either mix acrylic paint with it before applying or paint over it with almost any kind of paint after it's dried.

Love the texture and lighting. Does this get hung up someplace in your home now that it is finished?

Thanks, Judy. Not sure what I'll do with it once it's "marinated" for a while and I'm really sure it's finished. It will probably get varnished and go to the gallery who handles my paintings. My husband is our "decorator" and he decides what paintings get hung in our home and he's not sure what he thinks of this one.

Jan, I like the refraction in the glass, very interesting. I would like to attempt something like that some day. I am sure you'll enjoy working bigger, but it seems to take some adjustment. I was surprised when I started to paint larger at how much bigger my 'puddles' of paint needed to be!

Someone once told me to add a lubricating gel to the acrylics and they blend easier. I've never tried it, but it is a thought.

I have tried every blending gel, floating medium, slo-dri formula out there and acrylics still dry way too fast for me. I even got some of the Golden Open Acrylics and while they do dry a lot slower, they're so transparent that you have to paint something over and over again.

Anyway, I haven't found a way to really enjoy painting with them although I do use them from time to time.